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Those just-bigger-than-a-drill holes can be really annoying so I made up a 10mm boring bar

Now I can drill to 12mm and use the bar to open it up to whatever is needed

...then I made a 16mm one for even bigger holes... which has done up past 40mm so far

Edited By Ady1 on 28/07/2021 23:06:13

Your pictures take forever to download or don't download at all, I suggest you make an album in here for what is an interesting project

Looks really good so far

As a lifelong seiko wearer I would suggest a titanium case because the lightness makes the watchstrap pins last far far longer when in daily use

My original stainless needed the pins swapped every few years and was eventually lost one day on a munro in scotland (boo-hoo)

My current titanium has been on my wrist every day for 12 years without a hitch

okay

Someone has finally pointed out that there is a big gorilla in the corner of the room

What happens to British ships when satellites don't work?

My answer would be a laser sextant for use at night

Point it at the star, self levelling bubble horizon, self contained clock, push a button, tell it which star you just read, get a position line in 10 seconds.

Edited By Ady1 on 28/07/2021 10:12:17

"Saving the planet" is going to be all about "Gouging the customer" in our brave new world

Electric car charging prices 'must be fair' say MPs

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Well done you, looks great

It's a slippery slope, you now need three

one as a high speed lathe, one as a low speed lathe and one as a mill

...and then there's the DRO CNC conversion to mull over...

Lovely

A good save Jason, the info was getting sketchy

With battery brushless their ability to produce torque is amazing

I believe that brushless is achieved with electronic switching of the current as opposed to manual carbon brushes

A bit like electronic ignition compared to points in a car distributor

Looks brand new, lovely

Drummond got around it by having a centre boss that's slightly proud and locking the wheels together with a pin

Its a climate emergency. Its a climate catastrophe

Global warming is coming to get us, catastrophic warming is inevitable

So how many reservoirs are we building to hold that most precious asset of life, water?

Looks brilliant in theory but with so many moving parts it's going to be a bit wonky after a bit of use

A few threads

They are prone to twisting under load and if you change the head height in the middle of a job you can move the zero point to the left or right

I use the spanish system

Up at 5am until about 1pm

have lunch and a siesta until about 3.30 and then can keep going until 11pm ish

The USA only keeps going in the heat by using gigawatts of airconditioning

Edited By Ady1 on 22/07/2021 11:19:35

Now this I find interesting, new technology, new design materials, new limits with practical applications, can be attempted by amateurs and pro's

The little tech firm gunning for an airspeed record

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Amateurs can design amazing airframes nowadays

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The basic unit is just a doppler receiver, it can't transmit

I think if I was ever going to seriously move somewhere I would start by renting for 6-12 months and then dive into the local culture to see how I got on, warts and all

In theory expensive but compared to a bad decision pretty cheap

I was referring to this bit Joe

GL

Edited By Ady1 on 18/07/2021 20:18:56

I spent a bit of time in Ireland and was put in mind of the USA

Same language, totally different culture, almost alien

A beautiful place to visit though, albeit pretty expensive

edit: great thread btw, very interesting

Edited By Ady1 on 18/07/2021 13:09:43